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Year · Make · Model

2022 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

4
Open recalls
34
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
52
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

34 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    13
  • Power Train
    12
  • Electrical System
    8
  • Unknown OR Other
    6
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    5
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    3
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    2
  • Service Brakes
    2

Recalls

5 campaigns
24V879000·BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2024-11-21

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

RiskA rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.

23V181000·TRAILER HITCHES2023-03-17

Park outside

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.

RiskA fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

FixOwners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is completed. Dealers will install a new fuse and wire extension kit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed starting May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 244. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-633.

22V816000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT2022-10-31

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023 Genesis G80 Electric, 2021-2022 Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

RiskAn exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

FixDealers will secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 14, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 238/011G. This recall is an expansion of recall numbers 22V-354 and 22V-458.

22V816000·SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER2022-10-31

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023 Genesis G80 Electric, 2021-2022 Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

RiskAn exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

FixDealers will secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 14, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 238/011G. This recall is an expansion of recall numbers 22V-354 and 22V-458.

21V00K000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL2021-12-28

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Santa Fe HEV and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. The instrument cluster liquid-crystal display (LCD) may invert the image on the screen upon vehicle startup, making the display illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."

RiskAn illegible instrument cluster will not show information such as vehicle speed or safety system warnings, which can increase the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will replace the instrument cluster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 217.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

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